Prevalence and Risk Factors of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Among Blood Donors in a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya.

IF 2.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Global Health Epidemiology and Genomics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1155/ghe3/6646626

Collince Odiwuor Ogolla, Bernard Guyah, Apollo O Maima, Benson Amayo

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Abstract

Background: Most health-related conditions depend on blood transfusions for their care. However, transfusion-related infections (transfusion-transmitted infections [TTIs]) remain one of the most important concerns in the area of health care across settings of resource-poor regions.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the status of TTI and some of the risks related to donated blood.

Methods: The study involved 347 participants who donated blood voluntarily to participate in a cross-sectional research study. Blood samples were tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and malaria. Structured questionnaire was used to gather demographic information and health history data. Data analysis was done through descriptive statistics while using Fisher's exact test to evaluate exploratory associations.

Results: The prevalence of TTIs was low with hepatitis B occurring in 1.85% of blood donations and malaria in 2.78% of blood donations. The testing process identified no instances of HIV, syphilis, or hepatitis C. The study could only analyze associations between variables because there were so few positive cases.

Conclusion: The prevalence of TTIs among blood donors was low. More extensive multicenter research is necessary to determine risk factors and enhance blood safety protocols.

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肯尼亚一家三级医院献血者中输血传播感染的流行率和危险因素

背景：大多数健康相关疾病依赖于输血治疗。然而，输血相关感染（输血传播感染[tti]）仍然是资源贫乏地区卫生保健领域最重要的问题之一。目的：本研究旨在确定TTI的状况以及与献血相关的一些风险。方法：该研究涉及347名自愿献血的参与者，他们参加了一项横断面研究。对血液样本进行了乙型肝炎、丙型肝炎、艾滋病毒、梅毒和疟疾检测。采用结构化问卷收集人口统计信息和健康史资料。数据分析通过描述性统计完成，同时使用Fisher精确检验来评估探索性关联。结果：TTIs患病率较低，献血者中乙型肝炎占1.85%，疟疾占2.78%。检测过程没有发现艾滋病毒、梅毒或丙型肝炎的病例。由于阳性病例很少，这项研究只能分析变量之间的关联。结论：献血者tti患病率较低。有必要进行更广泛的多中心研究，以确定危险因素并加强血液安全规程。

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